There's no tacktile indicators in all the suburban stations. -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Preeti Monga Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 11:49 AM To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Visually impaired girl escapes accident at metro station
The problem arises when during office hours, it is so crowded and people push around crazily that is becomes a very big problem. And there no tacktile indicators indicating the edge of the platforms and the flor is too slippery. With the rush, it becomes very difficult to even use your white cane. People simply dont notice. Lack of sencitivity and we need more awareness Preeti Preeti Monga Director Mobile: +91 9871701646 Landline: 011 22781446 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.silver-linings.co.in ; www.silver-linings.org Our Services: Executive Search - Specializing in Head Hunting. Training Motivation; Stress Management; Soft Skill; Behavioral. Gifting Corporate ; Promotional; Events. End to end CSR Advisory; including demystifying workshops and counseling. Printing Solutions, Incentive Travel and Marketing Data Mining / Refining.. We assure high quality service marked with excellence and complete customer centricity, forming Synergies as we go along. -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of harish Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 10:10 AM To: [email protected]; AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Visually impaired girl escapes accident at metro station Hi During the AI convention, we used the Delhi metro. The warning regarding the announcement to be careful about the gap was done in all stations. On some station it was more emphasised. Probably the gap there was more alarming perhaps. The Delhi metro indeed has tactile tiles on the platforms. What we had seen, The metro staffers encourage the blind persons to board the ladies coach next to the driver coach. Perhaps, it would be more prudent to do so. Harish Kotian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geetha Shamanna" <[email protected]> To: "'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerningthe disabled.'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Visually impaired girl escapes accident at metro station > This is a problem in metros all over the world. There have been > several instances of blind people falling into the gap between the > train and the platform in London, some coming out with severe > injuries. Some years ago, a blind person with a guide dog in London > fell on to the tracks, ignoring his guide dog's attempts to push him > away. The metro system in London's stations announces frequent > warnings to passengers to mind the gap between the train and the > platform, as also the system in Delhi it appears. Besides, the voice > announcement systems in trains have this announcement as well. > > As blind persons travelling independently on the metro, it is perhaps > unfair to blame the metros for the gaps. As we are aware of these > gaps, it is our responsibility to use the cane and negotiate these > gaps. The gaps between the train and the platform vary in London as > well. During my initial days in London, In response to my question > about uneven gaps between the train and the platform, an underground > staff member informed me that these gaps are inevitable due to curves > in some stations. These gaps are apparently not a result of faulty > planning, but essential in some stations due to their layout in order > to protect trains. > > Geetha > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Vikas Kapoor > Sent: 01 March 2014 12:02 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and > issuesconcerning thedisabled. > Subject: [AI] Visually impaired girl escapes accident at metro station > > Visually impaired girl escapes accident at metro station > Sowmiya Ashok > > The gap between the platform and a Delhi Metro train got the better of > a visually impaired commuter on Thursday evening as she was about to > board the train at the Nehru Place metro station. Sweety Bhalla, a > government employee, who was entering the train found her legs > collapsing into the gap > - which was not exceptionally large. But for two male co-passengers, > who hurriedly pulled her up, she could have suffered grievous > injuries. The incident happened around 5-20 p.m. > > "I put a leg forward thinking I will step on the train but my left leg > went in completely into the gap between the platform and the train. It > was so unexpected, I couldn't understand and when I was pulled up I > felt bruises on my right ankle, knee and elbow," she said. Fortunately > for Ms. Bhalla, her co-passengers helped her up before the train's > doors shut on her. > > A resident of Karol Bagh, Ms. Bhalla travels from Jhandewalan to Nehru > Place and back on a daily basis. "The gaps at all stations should be > uniform so that no untoward incident happens. This is especially > dangerous for young children who can fall into the gap while boarding > or de-boarding the train at rush hours," she said. "The problem is > that in some places the gap is smaller and at others it's larger. > There should be some uniformity," she added. > > Ms. Bhalla said similar incidents have happened twice before at Rajiv > Chowk and Udyog Bhavan stations. "There is a lot of rush especially at > stations such as Rajiv Chowk. The Metro should have segregated entry > and exit points into trains so it helps manage the crowds in an > orderly manner." > > Ms. Bhalla, who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, which has rendered > her blind since birth, was part of a committee that did an external > audit on the first line of the Delhi Metro that connected Welcome and > Kashmere Gate. > > "I was part of a 'disability committee' that provided inputs to the > Delhi Metro on how to make stations friendly for Persons with > Disability. We had then reviewed three stations," she said. > > Following Thursday's incident, she rang the helpline number of the > Delhi Metro and was told that she will be contacted after the footage > from the station is reviewed. > > A Delhi Metro spokesperson said that at the point of frisking, Ms. > Bhalla was asked by CISF staff if she needed assistance to reach the > train but she declined because her colleague had accompanied her to > the station. "We do make regular announcements asking passengers to > mind the gap between the platform and the train. The passenger had > called the helpline number but it takes some time to review the > footage," said the spokesperson. > > However, Ms. Bhalla denies Delhi Metro's version that she was asked if > she needed assistance. > > > > > > > > > > http://www.dailypioneer.com/city > > Vikas Kapoor, > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137 > Skype Id: dl_vikas > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing > accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind > ia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org > .in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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